CA2465441C - A plate-type heat exchanger with single-walled and double-walled heat transfer plates - Google Patents

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CA2465441C
CA2465441C CA002465441A CA2465441A CA2465441C CA 2465441 C CA2465441 C CA 2465441C CA 002465441 A CA002465441 A CA 002465441A CA 2465441 A CA2465441 A CA 2465441A CA 2465441 C CA2465441 C CA 2465441C
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Ralf Lauer
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    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28FDETAILS OF HEAT-EXCHANGE AND HEAT-TRANSFER APPARATUS, OF GENERAL APPLICATION
    • F28F3/00Plate-like or laminated elements; Assemblies of plate-like or laminated elements
    • F28F3/02Elements or assemblies thereof with means for increasing heat-transfer area, e.g. with fins, with recesses, with corrugations
    • F28F3/04Elements or assemblies thereof with means for increasing heat-transfer area, e.g. with fins, with recesses, with corrugations the means being integral with the element
    • F28F3/042Elements or assemblies thereof with means for increasing heat-transfer area, e.g. with fins, with recesses, with corrugations the means being integral with the element in the form of local deformations of the element
    • F28F3/046Elements or assemblies thereof with means for increasing heat-transfer area, e.g. with fins, with recesses, with corrugations the means being integral with the element in the form of local deformations of the element the deformations being linear, e.g. corrugations
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F28HEAT EXCHANGE IN GENERAL
    • F28DHEAT-EXCHANGE APPARATUS, NOT PROVIDED FOR IN ANOTHER SUBCLASS, IN WHICH THE HEAT-EXCHANGE MEDIA DO NOT COME INTO DIRECT CONTACT
    • F28D9/00Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary plate-like or laminated conduit assemblies for both heat-exchange media, the media being in contact with different sides of a conduit wall
    • F28D9/0031Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary plate-like or laminated conduit assemblies for both heat-exchange media, the media being in contact with different sides of a conduit wall the conduits for one heat-exchange medium being formed by paired plates touching each other
    • F28D9/0043Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary plate-like or laminated conduit assemblies for both heat-exchange media, the media being in contact with different sides of a conduit wall the conduits for one heat-exchange medium being formed by paired plates touching each other the plates having openings therein for circulation of at least one heat-exchange medium from one conduit to another
    • F28D9/005Heat-exchange apparatus having stationary plate-like or laminated conduit assemblies for both heat-exchange media, the media being in contact with different sides of a conduit wall the conduits for one heat-exchange medium being formed by paired plates touching each other the plates having openings therein for circulation of at least one heat-exchange medium from one conduit to another the plates having openings therein for both heat-exchange media

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Abstract

The invention relates to a plate-type heat exchanger (20) comprising a stack (21) of heat exchanger plates which are permanently interconnected and between which separate flow passage spaces are defined for at least two heat exchange fluids. One part of the heat exchanger plates is designed as single-walled heat exchanger plates each, having one plate member, while another part of the heat exchanger plates is designed as double-walled heat exchanger plates each, having two plate members.

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A plate-type heat exchanger with single-walled and double-walled heat transfer plates FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The invention relates to the technical field of plate-type heat ex-changers.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Plate-type heat exchangers are used to transfer thermal energy between heat exchange fluids. At least two heat exchange fluid streams flow through separate flow passage spaces defined between heat exchanger plates in the plate-type heat exchanger. Usually, the heat exchanger plates are arranged in a stack forming part of the plate-type heat exchanger. The separate flow passage spaces are established by means of breakthroughs in the heat exchanger plates and intermediate spaces between the heat exchanger plates. Heat transfer between the at least two heat exchange fluids essentially takes place in the area of a central heat transfer portion of the heat exchanger plates. To transfer thermal energy, one of the heat exchange fluids flows through a flow passage space at one side of a heat exchanger plate, while another heat exchange fluid flows through a flow passage space at the other side of the heat exchanger plate. Heat thus is exchanged between the two heat exchange fluids flowing in countercurrents through the heat exchanger plate.

Apart from plate-type heat exchangers in which the stacked heat exchanger plates each are designed as a single-walled heat exchanger plate having a single plate member, other plate-type heat exchangers are known in which all the heat exchanger plates of the stack relevant for transferring heat are designed as double-walled heat exchanger plates. Double-walled heat exchanger plates are composed of two plate members which are in close engagement with each other at least in the area of the central heat transfer portion. Compared with single-walled heat exchanger plates, double-walled heat exchanger plates can meet a higher safety standard since the two heat exchange fluids will not mix if a leak should occur in one of the two plate members of the double-walled heat exchanger plate.
This is so because any liquid seeping out will merely get into the
2 space between the two plate members, more specifically outwardly into the edge portion, rather than to the other side of the heat exchanger plate. Plate-type heat exchangers comprising a stack of double-walled heat exchanger plates in particular may be used for applications where three separate flow passage spaces for three heat exchange fluids are provided by breakthroughs in the heat exchanger plates and by the intermediate spaces between heat exchanger plates in a plate-type heat exchanger.

It is the object of the invention to indicate an improved plate-type heat exchanger which offers a wider range of applications for use of plate-type heat exchangers.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The object is met, in accordance with the invention, by a plate-type heat exchanger comprising a plate-type exchanger comprising a stack of heat exchanger plates which are permanently inter-connected and between which separate flow passage spaces are defined for at least two heat exchange fluids, characterized in that one part of the heat exchanger plates is designed as single-walled heat exchanger plates each, having one plate member, and another part of the heat exchanger plates is designed as double-walled heat exchanger plates each, having two plate members, and the stack of single-walled heat exchanger plates and double-walled heat exchanger plates is arranged between outer plates.

The invention involves the concept of providing a plate-type heat exchanger comprising a stack of heat exchanger plates which are permanently interconnected and between which separate flow passage spaces for at least two heat exchange fluids are formed, one part of the heat exchanger plates which are useful for heat transfer being designed as single-walled heat exchanger plates each, having one plate member, and another part of the heat exchanger plates which are useful for heat transfer being designed as double-walled heat exchanger plates each, having two plate members. Plate-type heat exchangers thus can be produced which, being a single structural element, have sections in the stack of heat exchanger plates that 2a fulfill different safety standards. The combination of single- and double-walled heat exchanger plates in one and the same plate-type heat exchanger permits plate-type heat exchangers to be produced for applications which, to a certain extent, require provision of the more expensive double-walled heat exchanger plates in order to guarantee that a higher safety standard is met. Besides that, however, at least part of the heat exchanger plates may be of the single-walled design in cases where a lower safety standard is sufficient regarding some of the flow passage spaces defined in the plate-type heat exchanger. That is the case especially if the plate-type heat exchanger is formed with flow passage spaces for more than
- 3 -two heat exchange fluids. In that event, often the heat transfer between one of the heat exchange fluids and another one of the heat exchange fluids must meet a higher safety standard, thus requiring the double-walled embodiment of the heat exchanger plates. And as regards heat transfer between the one heat exchange fluid and another one of the heat exchange fluids, a lower safety standard may be adequate so that the heat exchanger plates here may be of the single-walled structure.

The combination of single- and double-walled heat exchanger plates, moreover, has the advantage that the more efficient heat transfer in a plate-type heat exchanger, normally made up of double-walled heat exchanger plates, can be exploited in connection with the single-walled heat exchanger plates. Furthermore, the combination of the two types of heat exchanger plates contributes to lowering the manufacturing costs as compared to known plate-type heat exchangers equipped exclusively with double-walled heat exchanger plates.

The advantages of the combined utilization of single- and double-walled heat exchanger plates in one plate-type heat exchanger can be utilized most profitably if separate flow passage spaces are formed between the heat exchanger plates for three heat exchange fluids.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The invention will be described further, by way of example, with reference to the accompanying drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 shows a stack comprising a plurality of heat exchanger plates;

Fig. 2 is a diagrammatic front elevation of a plate-type heat exchanger;

Fig. 3 is a diagrammatic side elevation of the plate-type heat exchanger shown in fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a cross sectional view of the plate-type heat exchanger shown in fig. 2 along line A-A' of fig. 2; and Fig. 5 is an enlarged view of an edge portion of the cross sectional illustration in fig. 4.
- 4 -DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Fig. 1 is a diagrammatic illustration of an arrangement comprising a plurality of single-walled heat exchanger plates 1 and a plurality of double-walled heat exchanger plates 2. The two types of heat exchanger plates each dispose of a central heat transfer portion 3 and breakthroughs 4 in corner zones 5. The area outside of the breakthroughs 4 is formed with embossings 6 to create surface structures. The embossings 6 enhance the mutually spaced arrangement of the single-/double-walled heat exchanger plates 1, 2 to define the flow passage spaces when the single-/double-walled heat exchanger plates 1, 2 are used in a plate-type heat exchanger.
Figs. 2 and 3 show a plate-type heat exchanger in front and side elevations, respectively. The plate-type heat exchanger comprises a stack 21 with the arrangement of single-/double-walled heat exchanger plates 1, 2 as shown in fig. 1, the single-/double-walled heat exchanger plates 1, 2 being connected permanently by soldering.
Furthermore, the plate-type heat exchanger 20 comprises two outer plates 22, 23 provided with connections 24 for supply and discharge of the heat exchange fluids. Separate flow passage spaces for the heat exchange fluids introduced/discharged through the connections 24 are formed between the plurality of heat exchanger plates 1, 2.
The heat exchange fluids are passed in countercurrents through the separate flow passage spaces along the heat exchanger plates 1, 2.
In the central heat transfer portions 3 of the single-/double-walled heat exchanger plates 1, 2 the embossings 6 provoke a highly turbulent stream of heat exchange fluids between the plurality of heat exchanger plates 1, 2.

Fig. 4 is a cross sectional elevation of the plate-type heat exchanger 20 shown in fig_ 2, as seen along line A-A' in fig. 2. The stack 21 including the single-walled and the double-walled heat exchanger plates 1, 2 is arranged between the outer plates 22, 23.
Fig. 5 is an enlarged view of an edge portion 25 of the cross sectional presentation in fig. 4. Thus it may be seen that, in the embodiment illustrated of the plate-type heat exchanger 20, the stack 21 comprises three double-walled heat exchanger plates 2a, 2b, 2c, each including two plate members 2a', 2a", 2b', 2b", and 2c', 2c", respectively. Both the single-walled and the double-walled heat
- 5 -exchanger plates 1, 2 comprise an edge 26 which is bent upwardly with respect to the plane of the central heat transfer portion 3. In the embodiment shown, an optional outer edge 27 is formed integrally with the edge 26, this outer edge 27 being bent outwardly so that it extends substantially parallel to the plane of the central heat transfer portion 3. The outer edge 27 may be omitted in an alternative embodiment.

As may be seen in fig. 5, the outer edges 27 of the two plate members 2a', 2a", 2b', 2b" and 2c', 2c", respectively, of the double-walled heat exchanger plates 2a, 2b, 2c are spaced from each other, while the outer edges 27 of the neighboring double-walled heat exchanger plates 2a and 2b as well as 2b and 2c closely engage each other. Therefore, any heat exchange fluid getting between the plate members 2a', 2a", 2b', 2b", or 2c', 2c", respectively, because of a leak in one of the two plate members 2a', 2a", 2b', 2b", or 2c', 2c" and reaching the zone of the edge 26 by capillary action becomes visible from outside already in an area 28.

In the embodiment described of the plate-type heat exchanger 20 the single-walled and the double-walled heat exchanger plates 1, 2 each are united in separate stacks 21a, 21b. Yet any desired combination of single-walled and double-walled heat exchanger plates 1, 2 may be provided, such as a plurality of stacks of single-walled/double-walled heat exchanger plates 1, 2 in one plate-type heat exchanger.
The features of the invention disclosed in the specification above, in the claims and drawing may be significant for implementing the invention in its various embodiments, both individually and in any combination.

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WHAT IS CLAIMED IS:
1. A plate-type heat exchanger comprising a stack of heat exchanger plates which are permanently inter-connected and between which separate flow passage spaces are defined for at least two heat exchange fluids, characterized in that one part of the heat exchanger plates is designed as single-walled heat exchanger plates each, having one plate member, and another part of the heat exchanger plates is designed as double-walled heat exchanger plates each, having two plate members, and the stack of single-walled heat exchanger plates and double-walled heat exchanger plates is arranged between outer plates.
2. The plate-type heat exchanger as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that separate flow passage spaces are defined between the heat exchanger plates for three heat exchange fluids.
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